ESL 093 - ACADEMIC SPEAKING AND LISTENING FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS

College of Arts & Sciences

Credit(s): 3

ESL 093: Academic Speaking and Listening for International Graduate Students is designed to help international students develop their oral and aural skills in a practical environment. Student’s pronunciation patterns are assessed at the beginning of the semester and time is spent developing a sense of American English sounds, rhythms, and intonation patterns. Course time will also be devoted to helping students develop communication strategies, prepare for and present short presentations, and lead group as well as roundtable discussions. Instruction is often individualized to meet the specific needs of the students and some class time is planned to enable all students to develop better listening strategies and confidence when speaking. Students may not count credits earned in ESL 093 toward their graduate degree requirements. This course will not count towards a students GPA.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or consent of the instructor.
Repeatable up to 6 credit hours.